Archive for January 7, 2025

Pep Borrell, a popularizer of the truth and beauty of Catholic courtship and marriage.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Catholic courtship is not a mini-marriage, expert says

Pep Borrell is a dentist by profession, but his passion is to know and spread profound countercultural truths about dating... Read more

ESPN reporter Molly McGrath interviews Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard (13) after NCAA football game action between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, on Jan. 2, 2025. “First and foremost I want to thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ,” Leonard told the media.?w=200&h=150

By Joe Bukuras

Win or lose, players give glory to Jesus during college football playoffs

Athletes in this year’s college football playoffs have made it clear that the glory of a national championship comes only... Read more

Cardinal Robert McElroy at the Church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali in Rome on Apr. 23, 2023, when he took possession of his titular church as a cardinal.?w=200&h=150

By Matt McDonald

Mass deportations ‘incompatible with Catholic doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy says in DC debut

“The Catholic Church teaches that a country has the right to control its borders. And our nation’s desire to do... Read more

Father Roberto Pasolini.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope’s preacher speaks on his humanity, return to faith, and being a Bible ‘expert’

Father Roberto Pasolini, recently appointed as preacher of the Papal Household, opens up about his journey from teenage faith struggles... Read more

Pope Francis addresses cardinals and senior Vatican officials during his annual Christmas speech to the Roman Curia, Dec. 22, 2024?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Analysis: Understanding the Vatican’s novel leadership structure of a pro-prefect and a nun

The appointment of both a nun as prefect and a cardinal as pro-prefect of a Vatican dicastery marks an unprecedented... Read more

Pilgrims cross the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

More than 500,000 people pass through St. Peter’s Holy Door after Christmas opening

Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s threshold, inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening... Read more

People visit the St. Patrick Catholic Church, illuminated with decorative lights on Christmas Eve in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, on Dec. 24, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Anto Akkara

Leaders urge India’s Modi to curb spiraling violence against Christians

“We cry out to you from the depths of our hearts when we are attacked in villages and towns in... Read more

Spirits were uplifted and joyful following the concluding Mass at the end of the SEEK25 conference on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as some 3,500 young Catholics, priests, and religious poured out of the Washington Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

SEEK25 in DC speakers, attendees share their experiences: ‘We all want God’

“I have great hope for where the Church is going, and it makes me so proud to be a Catholic,”... Read more

Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, France.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope accepts resignation of bishop investigated for ordinations with pre-Vatican II rite

French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis... Read more

In a statement published Jan. 3, 2025, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of South Africa’s Mthatha Diocese weighed in on the situation of the illegal miners who have been trapped in a mine in South Africa’s North West Province since November.?w=200&h=150

By Silas Isenjia

Illegal workers stuck in South African mine should be handled ‘with dignity,’ bishop says

The illegal miners stuck in a mine in South Africa’s North West Province are human beings whose dignity should be... Read more

President Joe Biden speaks during an interfaith prayer service at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, in New Orleans on Jan. 6, 2025, with the families and community members impacted by the New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Biden attends prayer service for New Orleans terror attack victims hosted by archdiocese

The president was among the dignitaries at the Monday evening event at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Lawsuit: City retaliated against Catholic hospital for refusing ‘body cavity’ drug search

The suit said police brought a “detainee” to the hospital’s ER and requested doctors “perform a body cavity search” to... Read more

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas is the oldest person in the world.?w=200&h=150

By Nathália Queiroz

116-year-old Brazilian nun is world’s oldest human being

The oldest human being in the world is Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a 116-year-old nun from the Brazilian state of... Read more